This once mini-RV has been reduced to a two-seat hot rod monstrosity, ... and also adhering to the lines of "holy frick" and "so sweet," is Ken Prather's 1962 Volkswagen Bus, ...

Ken Prather's Eye-Grabbing 1962 VW Drag-Style Bus is One Unique andStunning Machine. Jeffrey Conger Writer Dec 15, 2006. ... "I always wanted to build a mid-engine hot rod," he says.

The Gathering of Hot VWs at the 2022 Grand National Roadster Show was proof that some of the coolest hot rods are air-cooled Volkswagens.

Anyway, the Shorty Bus phenomenon happened when the hot rod community came in contact with Volkswagen’s van, but most of the modded ones are actually based on the T2 variants as they were cheaper.

Rich Lazar estimates he's spent about $30,000 on restoring the 1965 atomic orange Volkswagen Beetle that he bought four years ago and now races four or five times a year. (Courtesy photo) For 30 ...